The wisdom in the literature
Wednesday
22nd March
2017
ANDREW SELTH | Andrew Selth outlines why past generations’ accumulated literary and scholarly work on Myanmar is at…
Category Archive: Region | Indonesia and Southeast Asia
Fallen idol
Monday
28th August
2017
ANDREW SELTH | There was a time, not so long ago, when Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi…
Myanmar and Aung San: The resurrection of an icon
Friday
31st March
2017
ANDREW SELTH | In this post on The Interpreter, Andray Abrahamian recently drew attention to the Myanmar government’s…
Suu Kyi’s Myanmar, one year on
Friday
28th April
2017
ANDREW SELTH | Twelve months ago, Aung San Suu Kyi was appointed State Counsellor of Myanmar, becoming the de…
Why Myanmar’s military is not planning a coup
Tuesday
9th May
2017
ANDREW SELTH | Speculation about military intentions makes for a good conspiracy theory but facts tell a different story.
Incident at Three Pagodas Pass
Monday
5th June
2017
ANDREW SELTH | After decades of strained bilateral relations, Australia’s defence ties with Myanmar are gradually being restored.
Aung San Suu Kyi and the Tatmadaw
Monday
12th June
2017
ANDREW SELTH | The democratically elected government in Myanmar under Aung San Suu Kyi has so far disappointed many…
The fallen idol: Aung San Suu Kyi and the politics of personality
Wednesday
20th September
2017
ANDREW SELTH | Myanmar studies have always attracted strong views. Particularly since 1988 there has been a history of…
The Rohingya crisis and Myanmar’s military responses
Monday
27th November
2017
ANDREW SELTH | Since October 2016, when militants from the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) attacked three border police…
A big step back for Myanmar
Thursday
14th September
2017
ANDREW SELTH | It is always difficult to know exactly what is happening in Myanmar, particularly when eye-witness accounts…